Kazu Hamabe

Kazu Hamabe (浜辺和, Hamabe Kazu) (born Ishikawa Prefecture, 31 May 1971) is a former Japanese rugby union player who played as prop.

Kazu Hamabe

Date of birth	(1971-05-31) May 31, 1971
Place of birth	Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	110 kg (243 lb)
School	Hakui Industrial High School[2]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 199?-2008 Kintetsu () National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-2001 Japan 12 (0)

Career

Hailing from Ishikawa Prefecture, Hamabe was educated at Hakui Industrial High School. He played for Kintetsu Liners between the late 1990s and the early 2000s. Although he was in the 1995 Rugby World Cup Japan squad, he did not played in any of the tournament matches, his first cap for Japan was during the match against Canada, in Tokyo, on 9 June 1996. Although he did not took part to the 1999 Rugby World Cup,[3] Hamabe was in the Japan national team until 2001, on 8 July, in Tokyo, during the match against Canada, the team against which he played his first international match.

Notes

1. Kazu Hamabe profile at JRFU official website
2. Kazu Hamabe at Top League official site
3. Kintetsu Liners: le glorieux club des années 50 à 70

External links

• Kiyoshi Imaizumi international stats

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